Cookie Policy
Last Updated: 14 May 2025
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a website when you visit it. They allow the site to remember information about your visit — such as your preferences or whether you have seen a particular notice — so the experience works consistently across pages and visits.
Cookies do not give us access to your device and do not contain information that directly identifies you unless you have provided that information to us separately.
2. Cookies We Use
Essential Cookies
These are required for the website to function. Without them, basic features like page navigation and the contact form cannot operate. They cannot be disabled.
Duration: session or up to 12 months
Analytics Cookies
These help us understand how visitors use the site — which pages are viewed and how long they are read. We use this information to improve our content. These cookies do not identify you personally.
Examples: Google Analytics | Duration: up to 2 years
Preference Cookies
These remember choices you make — such as your cookie settings — so you do not need to set them on every visit.
Duration: up to 12 months
Marketing Cookies
These are used to show relevant information about our Programmes on other platforms you visit. They track which pages you viewed so that advertising networks can tailor what you see.
Examples: advertising networks | Duration: up to 90 days
3. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies on our site are set by third-party services. We use these services to understand how the site is used and, with your consent, to show relevant content elsewhere. These services operate under their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics — website usage analytics (analytics consent required)
- Payment processors — set on checkout pages only; governed by the processor's own policy
- Advertising networks — only active if you consent to marketing cookies
We do not control how third-party services use cookie data beyond what their policies state.
4. Cookie Duration
- Session cookies are deleted automatically when you close your browser. They are used for things like keeping you logged in during a visit.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device until they expire or you delete them. Durations vary: preference and consent records typically last up to 12 months; analytics cookies up to 2 years.
5. Your Cookie Preferences
Use the toggles above to adjust which optional cookies you accept, then click Save Preferences. Your choice is saved locally and will be respected on your next visit.
6. Managing Cookies in Your Browser
You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Note that blocking all cookies may affect how the site functions.
- Open Chrome and click the three-dot menu (top right).
- Go to Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data.
- Choose your preferred setting or add site-specific exceptions.
- To delete existing cookies: Privacy and security > Clear browsing data, check "Cookies and other site data".
- Open Firefox and click the three-line menu (top right).
- Go to Settings > Privacy & Security.
- Under "Browser Privacy", adjust the cookie blocking level or add exceptions.
- To delete cookies: scroll to "Cookies and Site Data" and click Clear Data.
- Open Safari and click Safari > Settings (macOS) or go to Settings > Safari (iOS).
- Select the Privacy tab and adjust "Cookies and website data" settings.
- To remove existing cookies: click Manage Website Data and remove as needed.
- On iPhone or iPad: Settings > Safari > Clear History and Website Data.
- Open Edge and click the three-dot menu (top right).
- Go to Settings > Cookies and site permissions > Cookies and site data.
- Toggle "Block third-party cookies" or manage site-specific permissions.
- To clear cookies: Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data.
Most mobile browsers follow a similar path: browser Settings > Privacy (or Site Settings). On Android, Chrome settings are at Settings > Site settings > Cookies. On iOS, Safari settings are under iPhone Settings > Safari > Privacy & Security. Refer to your specific browser's help documentation for detailed steps.
7. Your Rights
- You can withdraw consent for optional cookies at any time by using the toggles in Section 5 above.
- Disabling analytics cookies means we cannot count your visit in aggregate statistics, but it will not affect your ability to use the site.
- Disabling preference cookies means you may need to re-set your preferences on each visit.
- Disabling essential cookies through your browser settings may cause parts of the site to stop working correctly.
- For questions about how we handle cookie-related data, contact us at [email protected].